We are currently seeking a Senior Legal Counsel with a proven record of customer service and a practical, problem‑solving approach to providing commercial legal services in a technology-enabled, data-driven corporate, legal department for a fixed‑term, maternity cover contract.
About the Role
- Review, draft and negotiate a wide range of customer-facing and partner agreements, primarily complex software (including SaaS) and information licensing agreements, data protection and security, hosting, content acquisition, consulting and professional services agreements, non-disclosure agreements and other commercial agreements relating to sales of Thomson Reuters products and services.
- Work within the Customers & Commercial team identifying legal, regulatory and compliance requirements and risks associated with various business initiatives, and develop and implement appropriate mitigation strategies.
- Collaborate with members of the General Counsel Office on enterprise‑wide legal issues and projects.
- Research and respond to general legal inquiries from Thomson Reuters internal customers that relate to corporate, commercial, intellectual‑property and compliance matters, including privacy-related matters, and advise business on appropriate legal action.
Qualifications
- 5 years’ minimum post‑qualification experience in private practice and/or as in‑house legal counsel advising on the sell rather than the buy side.
- Excellent written and verbal English language communication skills.
- Excellent technical legal knowledge in contract and commercial law, particularly with SaaS products and solutions.
- Excellent negotiation and drafting skills.
- Ability to think strategically and creatively, to identify and resolve legal issues.
- Authorisation to practice law.
- Commercial focus and real interest in developing privacy, data protection and cybersecurity knowledge and applying it to customer contracting.
- Experience negotiating and drafting clauses and agreements relating to data processing, data protection and cybersecurity with GDPR, data transfers and data sharing; knowledge of US privacy laws is an advantage.
Benefits
- Hybrid work model: flexible hybrid working environment (2‑3 days a week in the office depending on the role), with work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year.
- Flexibility & work‑life balance: supportive workplace policies and technology to manage personal and professional responsibilities.
- Career development and growth: continuous learning and skill development programs.
- Industry‑competitive benefits: flexible vacation, two company‑wide mental health days off, access to the Headspace app, retirement savings, tuition reimbursement, employee incentive programs and wellbeing resources.
Equal Employment Opportunity
To ensure we can do that, we seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations around the world, irrespective of race, color, sex/gender (including pregnancy), gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, veteran status or any other protected classification under applicable law. Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer providing a drug‑free workplace. We also make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law. More information on requesting an accommodation here.
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